<VV> RE: Engine miss with rapid tach movement

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Wed, 12 May 2004 08:06:31 EDT


In a message dated 5/12/2004 12:32:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
shaun_mcgarvey@shaw.ca writes:
It sounds to me like the kind of miss you get from extremely worn
valveguides letting the valves walk around in the valveseats.
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    Yes, but that usually doesn't affect the tach that way. With the tach 
jumping is is an electrical problem. I could pull off 2 plug wires for a second 
and you might not see the tach move much but you would hear the engine miss.
    Ken Hand